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Cyclist and motorcyclist die in Sydney

A cyclist and a motorcyclist have died in collisions with heavy vehicles in two separate incidents on Sydney streets, police say.

A 50-year-old man died after his bicycle collided with a truck at the intersection of Carnarvon and Churchill Streets at Silverwater in Sydney's west at about midday (AEDT) on Monday.

The truck driver, a 64-year-old Soldiers Point man, has undergone mandatory drug and alcohol testing and has given a statement to police.

A few hours later, at 4.15pm, a 29-year-old was riding his Ducati motorcycle west on Sandringham Street at Dolls Point in Sydney's south, when he collided with the rear of a passenger bus turning into Norman Street.

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He died at the scene, while the 40-year-old male bus driver was treated for shock.